Filming Blog

      My personal journey with this music video assignment has been nothing short of a great experience. My group and I were able to come together and brainstorm different ideas to incorporate in our filming. We were able to decide the various costumes, props, and locations that we will be using in the filming. This process made us do extensive research on R&B videos and how they are composed. After doing so, it allowed us to design our filming plan much easier. Once we had the plan set in stone, we talked through it to see if it would make sense. Once we realized it would work, we came together to figure out what day would be most suitable to record. We all agreed that it would be much easier if we were able to start filming before the Thanksgiving Break started. We planned to do our filming Monday at the beach. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way.
      We couldn't film that Monday because a member of our group wasn't in attendance that day. In addition, no one was able to check out a camera before Monday. This was a minor setback for us, due to us planning this in advance. However, we didn't think of the other problems that would come with filming Monday. After this, we decided to just record after Thanksgiving Break. This would give us less time to film altogether. Also, if we were to mess up our initial film, it would give us little time to film again. Despite this, we are all optimistic about making a great music video. We have a well detailed outline on how the video will play out. This makes filming much easier with less hassle. \
      In our filming, we plan to go to the beach. This setting is used in various R&B videos. It gives a sense of tranquility which can help the audience receive the message more clear. It'll also be a setting where the two actors will be able to act their parts effectively. In addition, we are also going to a furniture store. By going here, we are able to show a domestic scene that the audience can relate to. This also makes the video more intimate and exciting to watch. After we are able to film at these two settings, our editing will be simple. We will add the necessary effects and editing to make the video more concrete. It will make it much more inviting to watch.